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Is Your Kickstarter Data Secure?

RJ Carter · October 2, 2018

It’s something everyone worries about, even if only a little, when putting all your information into some online form: Will my data be kept secure? Who is going to see this other than myself and the agent on the other end? Can I trust this website?

October Bombshell Violette Verse: Big Cosplay Comes in Small Packages

Critical Blast Staff · October 1, 2018

As the Critical Blast Bombshell feature has grown over the years, we've seen all kinds of cosplay, running the gamut from heroes to game icons to cartoon characters to science fiction figures, done by cosplayers who've been at it for years or who have just entered the field.

NCBD Pull or No Pull: October 3, 2018

RJ Carter · September 30, 2018

You're a comics fan. You've probably got a local comics shop, and a local comics shop guy who looks out for your interests. You've left him with a pull list, so you know when you get to the store the things you want to read will be already picked off the shelves for you.

Stranger Things Makes for Stranger Comics

RJ Carter · September 28, 2018

Okay, this is not going to sit well with my readers, but I have never watched a single episode of STRANGER THINGS.

I know, I know. Me and some guy in Alaska without electricity, we're the only ones.

Deconstructing the Doomsday Clock #7

RJ Carter · September 26, 2018

Having crossed the halfway point of this 12-issue crossover between the DC Universe and the world of the WATCHMEN, we finally get to a place where we get answers. What has Doctor Manhattan been up to all these years, what is Ozymandias ultimate plan, and, of course...

Heroes in Crisis: No Crisis Ever Ends Well For...

RJ Carter · September 26, 2018

One thing about Tom King that I've noticed: He loves writing for the 3-by-3 grid. You'll see that frequently in HEROES IN CRISIS #1, the latest so-called crisis to hit the DC Universe, and the first to hit it since the promise of an optimistic restart that came with REBIRTH.

Batman: Damned Sells on Controversy, Not Story

RJ Carter · September 25, 2018

BATMAN: DAMNED #1. It's the first book from DC's "Black Label" imprint. It's the book with the singular event everyone's talking about. It's the book that's trending on eBay because of a singular, unimportant image.

Wolverine is Dead No More, and Nobody is Surprised

RJ Carter · September 24, 2018

It's a toss-up as to which Marvel "hero" has the largest body count -- The Punisher or Wolverine. But I do remember way back when Wolverine finally got his own series, some few years after the Frank Miller miniseries, that the body count was what helped sell the title.